Deck 2: The Three Domains of Project Organizing

Question 1

Overall strategic intent of a project - what is to be delivered to a client is a definition of:

A) Project scope
B) Project direction.
C) Project mission.
D) Project lifecycle

Answer 1

C

Question 2

The domain that is populated by a diverse range of different types of project-based firms. They share business model in which they supply the human and material resources required by owners to deliver the outputs.

A) The delivery domain
B) The owner domain
C) The commercial interface
D) The supplier domain

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Matching
The three domains of project organizing generate a set of organizational interfaces, and their effective management is crucial for effective project organizing:
-The resource interface

A) between the owner and its suppliers; its effective management ensures that the owner and supplier organizations are aligned in their incentives for the successful delivery of the outputs
B) between the owner organization and the temporary organization charged with delivering the outputs is about ensuring that the delivery organization remains in line with the project mission.
C) between the temporary organization and the supplier organizations ensures that the suppliers are providing the right human and material resources at the right time to meet the requirement of delivery.

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Matching
The three domains of project organizing generate a set of organizational interfaces, and their effective management is crucial for effective project organizing:
-The commercial interface

A) between the owner and its suppliers; its effective management ensures that the owner and supplier organizations are aligned in their incentives for the successful delivery of the outputs
B) between the owner organization and the temporary organization charged with delivering the outputs is about ensuring that the delivery organization remains in line with the project mission.
C) between the temporary organization and the supplier organizations ensures that the suppliers are providing the right human and material resources at the right time to meet the requirement of delivery.

Question 5

Matching
The three domains of project organizing generate a set of organizational interfaces, and their effective management is crucial for effective project organizing:
-The governance interface

A) between the owner and its suppliers; its effective management ensures that the owner and supplier organizations are aligned in their incentives for the successful delivery of the outputs
B) between the owner organization and the temporary organization charged with delivering the outputs is about ensuring that the delivery organization remains in line with the project mission.
C) between the temporary organization and the supplier organizations ensures that the suppliers are providing the right human and material resources at the right time to meet the requirement of delivery.

Question 6

The domain that is populated by a diverse range of different types of project-based firms. They share business model in which they supply the human and material resources required by owners to deliver the outputs.

A) The delivery domain
B) The owner domain
C) The commercial interface
D) The supplier domain

Question 7

How can "dynamic uncertainty" be defined?

A) The condition when there are conflicting interpretations of issues and concerns.
B) The condition where the information is available, but it is too costly or time-consuming to collect and analyse.
C) The absence of information required for the decision that need to be taken at a point in time.
D) The condition where the past is not a reliable guide to the future.

Question 8

Matching
For a given project:
-Ambiguity

A) is a possible future event that could improve the ability to achieve the project mission.
B) is the condition where the required information is potentially available but cannot be adequately processed by the decision-maker.
C) is a possible future event that could reduce the ability to achieve the project mission.
D) is the difference between the information required by a decision-maker for a decision and the information available to the decision-maker for that decision.

Question 9

Matching
For a given project:
-Threat

A) is a possible future event that could improve the ability to achieve the project mission.
B) is the condition where the required information is potentially available but cannot be adequately processed by the decision-maker.
C) is a possible future event that could reduce the ability to achieve the project mission.
D) is the difference between the information required by a decision-maker for a decision and the information available to the decision-maker for that decision.

Question 10

Matching
For a given project:
-Uncertainty

A) is a possible future event that could improve the ability to achieve the project mission.
B) is the condition where the required information is potentially available but cannot be adequately processed by the decision-maker.
C) is a possible future event that could reduce the ability to achieve the project mission.
D) is the difference between the information required by a decision-maker for a decision and the information available to the decision-maker for that decision.

Question 11

Matching
For a given project:
-Opportunity

A) is a possible future event that could improve the ability to achieve the project mission.
B) is the condition where the required information is potentially available but cannot be adequately processed by the decision-maker.
C) is a possible future event that could reduce the ability to achieve the project mission.
D) is the difference between the information required by a decision-maker for a decision and the information available to the decision-maker for that decision.

Question 12

Matching
The future states of mind can be characterized as:
-Unknown unknowns

A) is when we can make inferences from historical data using appropriate probabilistic techniques, assuming that there will be no change in the validity of that data in the future .
B) is when threats or opportunities have been identified by someone but have not yet been disclosed to the decision maker - whether deliberately or not.
C) is when a possible future threat or opportunity event can be identified but there are no reliable data available from which to make quantitative inferences.
D) is when threats or opportunities have not been identified, in other words the decision maker is in a state of ignorance.

Question 13

Matching
The future states of mind can be characterized as:
-Unknown knowns

A) is when we can make inferences from historical data using appropriate probabilistic techniques, assuming that there will be no change in the validity of that data in the future .
B) is when threats or opportunities have been identified by someone but have not yet been disclosed to the decision maker - whether deliberately or not.
C) is when a possible future threat or opportunity event can be identified but there are no reliable data available from which to make quantitative inferences.
D) is when threats or opportunities have not been identified, in other words the decision maker is in a state of ignorance.

Question 14

Matching
The future states of mind can be characterized as:
-Known unknowns

A) is when we can make inferences from historical data using appropriate probabilistic techniques, assuming that there will be no change in the validity of that data in the future .
B) is when threats or opportunities have been identified by someone but have not yet been disclosed to the decision maker - whether deliberately or not.
C) is when a possible future threat or opportunity event can be identified but there are no reliable data available from which to make quantitative inferences.
D) is when threats or opportunities have not been identified, in other words the decision maker is in a state of ignorance.

Question 15

Matching
The future states of mind can be characterized as:
-Known knowns

A) is when we can make inferences from historical data using appropriate probabilistic techniques, assuming that there will be no change in the validity of that data in the future .
B) is when threats or opportunities have been identified by someone but have not yet been disclosed to the decision maker - whether deliberately or not.
C) is when a possible future threat or opportunity event can be identified but there are no reliable data available from which to make quantitative inferences.
D) is when threats or opportunities have not been identified, in other words the decision maker is in a state of ignorance.

Question 16

High organizational complexity can be generated by relationships internal and external to the three domains.

Question 17

Matching
The principal four phases of projecting with the first two forming shaping and the second two forming delivery:
-Select

A) is the phase which typically generates the most attention in project organizing research because it delivers the specified output of the project, but is highly dependent upon the successful management of the prior three phases.
B) addresses the question of how the project is going to be delivered in terms of the selection of the elements of the socio-technical system that forms the output of the project.
C) addresses the question of whether we have a viable project for investment to produce the desired returns as captured in the project's value proposition.
D) covers the detailed specification of the scope of the project to ensure that all the elements are in place to support effective delivery.

Question 18

Matching
The principal four phases of projecting with the first two forming shaping and the second two forming delivery:
-Define

A) is the phase which typically generates the most attention in project organizing research because it delivers the specified output of the project, but is highly dependent upon the successful management of the prior three phases.
B) addresses the question of how the project is going to be delivered in terms of the selection of the elements of the socio-technical system that forms the output of the project.
C) addresses the question of whether we have a viable project for investment to produce the desired returns as captured in the project's value proposition.
D) covers the detailed specification of the scope of the project to ensure that all the elements are in place to support effective delivery.

Question 19

Matching
The principal four phases of projecting with the first two forming shaping and the second two forming delivery:
-Execute

A) is the phase which typically generates the most attention in project organizing research because it delivers the specified output of the project, but is highly dependent upon the successful management of the prior three phases.
B) addresses the question of how the project is going to be delivered in terms of the selection of the elements of the socio-technical system that forms the output of the project.
C) addresses the question of whether we have a viable project for investment to produce the desired returns as captured in the project's value proposition.
D) covers the detailed specification of the scope of the project to ensure that all the elements are in place to support effective delivery.

Question 20

Matching
The principal four phases of projecting with the first two forming shaping and the second two forming delivery:
-Appraise

A) is the phase which typically generates the most attention in project organizing research because it delivers the specified output of the project, but is highly dependent upon the successful management of the prior three phases.
B) addresses the question of how the project is going to be delivered in terms of the selection of the elements of the socio-technical system that forms the output of the project.
C) addresses the question of whether we have a viable project for investment to produce the desired returns as captured in the project's value proposition.
D) covers the detailed specification of the scope of the project to ensure that all the elements are in place to support effective delivery.

Question 21

Matching
Novelty is our third dimension, in which we can characterize the level of innovation by the temporary organization to provide the required outputs on a scale of incremental, through adoptive, to radical:
-Radical innovation

A) is new to the world - an output which offers the potential of radically new outcomes..
B) is an application of a technology previously used by a member of the project coalition to the project in hand. Typically, a supplier organization will supply their technology to meet the requirements of the owner's value proposition.
C) is one where a technology already used and proven by other organizations externally is adopted by a member - or usually collaborating members - of the project coalition to meet the owner's requirements.

Question 22

Matching
Novelty is our third dimension, in which we can characterize the level of innovation by the temporary organization to provide the required outputs on a scale of incremental, through adoptive, to radical:
-Adoptive innovation

A) is new to the world - an output which offers the potential of radically new outcomes..
B) is an application of a technology previously used by a member of the project coalition to the project in hand. Typically, a supplier organization will supply their technology to meet the requirements of the owner's value proposition.
C) is one where a technology already used and proven by other organizations externally is adopted by a member - or usually collaborating members - of the project coalition to meet the owner's requirements.

Question 23

Matching
Novelty is our third dimension, in which we can characterize the level of innovation by the temporary organization to provide the required outputs on a scale of incremental, through adoptive, to radical:
-Incremental innovation

A) is new to the world - an output which offers the potential of radically new outcomes..
B) is an application of a technology previously used by a member of the project coalition to the project in hand. Typically, a supplier organization will supply their technology to meet the requirements of the owner's value proposition.
C) is one where a technology already used and proven by other organizations externally is adopted by a member - or usually collaborating members - of the project coalition to meet the owner's requirements.